Some of my work on Stern.de

Today Stern.de published some of my erotic work on their website.
Click here
and go to the thumbnail called "California Girls".
These are all shots from my current website but it's still nice to have my work up there.
You should also check out the other galleries, they have some really nice work on display!

Masuimi Max in Femme Fatales Magazine

There's a full page photo that I took of Masuimi Max for the current issue of Femme Fatales Magazine...
check it out.
She was voted #7 of the "50 Sexiest Women" and the photo was taken last July in a Warehouse in Burbank, which was a collaboration shoot with Russel Mitchell of Exile Cycles (from the TV show "Build Or Bust" on Speed TV)
I was very fond of Russel's amazing custom built bikes and he even took me for a ride!

Sexy Desert Motel

On the day I shot Adriana in the desert a few days back, we shot part of it at the Motel in Indio we stayed at. Lots of photographers have a fascination with Motels (Chas Ray Krider for example has done a beautiful series called "Motel Fetish"), and I am definitely one of them, even though I only shoot in them on occasion.
It's not easy to get permission to shoot inside a hotel room , and most owners are opposed to it.
It definitely didn't keep me from doing it anyway....

My Avatar and the Beauty of Polaroid Transfer

I just came across this photo of me while looking for a portrait for an upcoming book by Taschen
(release date Jan 2007) that will feature some of my erotic work. Not sure if I'll be using it, but I like it a lot.
My long time close friend Bert Spangemacher took this photo of me in my kitchen a few months back using a Polaroid Image Transfer
technique that gave this photo its unique look.
I have to admit that I don't really like getting my photo taken but I like the series he did with me very much. Being behind the camera all the time makes me forget how vunerable one can feel on the other side.
It's good to be reminded of that, though.
Thank you, Bert.

Polaroid, revisited ... and Adriana in the Desert

I have to admit that I truly miss shooting film.
Especially Polaroid. It just has a certain quality to it that not even the best digital quality can match, because it's too flawless.
Photography has advanced a lot, photographs nowadays appear everywhere highly polished and photoshopped. Phone cams. 35 pixel digital backs. Compact point and shoots. High end SLR digital cameras.
To me personally, nothing beats the magic of a polaroid. And film!
There is a magic and beauty to film that can't be beat. I love the rawness that can be achieved with film.
Wednesday night I drove out to the desert again to shoot beautiful Adriana Sage. The next day we struggled with temperatures of around 110 F.
Shooting in the desert can be challenging. The light is usually extremely bright on top the heat and occasional sand storms, which makes shooting difficult but have to give props to the girls who go out of their way to deal with the heat and shoot with me in the desert.
Here's a dusty scan of one of the polaroids from this shoot:

Emma and The Salton Sea

I've done a cool shoot with Emma from Colorado at Salton Sea
a few days ago... a beautifully bizarre place.
Only down side is the heat at this time of year, it was 105 on the day of the shoot and it gets even hotter (up to 115) in the Summer. I almost passed out, even though I am used to the desert heat and drink lots of water.
Emma is one of those girls who does not need any makeup at all, so my makeup artist Roshar
barely put anything on her.

I love the crackled ground! And the tree sticking out of the water was just bizarre.
I have to admit that it can be really challenging to shoot in the desert without strobes. The sun light can be really bright and brutal. And not many models want to put up with it. Emma was a real trooper!

Little treasures uncovered... and how to start a BLOG?

Ok, so I have decided to do this blog thing.
The first thing that crossed my mind was posting this photo I have taken of Andres Serrano in 2001.
Back then I still assisted him occasionally on a project which had eventually turned into "America"
This polaroid was supposed to be a test shot to review and correct the lighting.
I could convince him at some point to pose for me... with following result:

He looks a little frazzled here, but I love this photo.